aver
verb
[ əˈvəː ]
• state or assert to be the case.
• "he averred that he was innocent of the allegations"
Similar:
declare,
maintain,
claim,
assert,
state,
attest,
affirm,
avow,
swear,
vow,
profess,
insist,
protest,
avouch,
asseverate,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘declare or confirm to be true’): from Old French averer, based on Latin ad ‘to’ (implying ‘cause to be’) + verus ‘true’.
